In Croatia, Pavia families are generally Croats (from the Island of Krk ), rarely Italians (from Rijeka ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Rijeka.
Prevalence
About 10 people with faimily name Pavia live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and threee other places, mostly in Rijeka (<10), Podhum in Rijeka area (<10), Zagreb (<5), Lovran in Opatija area (<5), and in Stara Baska on the Island of Krk (<5).
